Now to a new farming venture in a remote Australian community, that is better known for its detention centre. Christmas Island imports 95 per cent of its food, but the Federal Government has given the go-ahead for a large-scale market farm that if it succeeds will supply fresh produce to locals. ...

Carnarvon fruit and vegetable growers are surveying the damage after a catagorey three cyclone swept through the Western Australian town on Friday. Tropical Cyclone Olwyn, which destroyed every banana plantation in town, caps off a horrendous five years for producers, who have also endured ...